self report

English

Noun

self report (plural self reports)

1. (medicine, psychology) A report of a respondent of a survey or an interview about their internal state or perception, such as of pain, contrasting to measurement using a measuring device and to observations made by other people.

Verb

self report (third-person singular simple present self reports, present participle self reporting, simple past and past participle self reported)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To respond to a query, such as a survey, with data or information regarding oneself.